Chapter Exodus 1 Question/Answer 1 Question 1 1. What did the new king of Egypt fear from the children of Israel? Answer 1 v 10 ... lest they multiply, and it happen that when any war breaks out, they also join themselves to our enemies and fight against us, and escape out of the land.” Question/Answer 2 Question 2 2. What excuse did the midwives make for the survival of the Hebrews' baby boys? Answer 2 v 19 ... the Hebrew women aren’t like the Egyptian women; for they are vigourous and give birth before the midwife comes to them." Question/Answer 3 Question 3 3. To whom did Pharaoh shift the responsibility of killing the baby boys? Answer 3 v 22 Pharaoh commanded all his people ...